FLIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLIGHT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLIGHT is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLIGHT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLIGHT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about FLIGHT
- FLIGHT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLIGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of flying through the air, or a journey made by aircraft.
Flight covers birds and insects on the wing, aircraft crossing a country and balls or arrows travelling toward a target. It also names a regular air service, as in the morning flight to Rome, and a set of stairs between two landings. A second, separate word of the same spelling means running away, as when people take flight from danger.
How FLIGHT is used
Everyday word with many senses; a very common noun in speech and writing.
- Our flight to Lisbon leaves at dawn.
- The flight of the arrow was straight and quick.
- She climbed a flight of stairs to the attic.
- The flight of the refugees lasted several days.
- A flight of geese passed over the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLIGHT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLIGHT
10 longer words begin with FLIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in FLIGHT
Common questions about FLIGHT
- Is FLIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLIGHT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLIGHT worth?
- FLIGHT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLIGHT mean?
- The act of flying through the air, or a journey made by aircraft.
- What letters can be added to FLIGHT?
- FLIGHT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLIGHT:
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